The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-11
INFAMOUS INHUAAIIlY.
ANOfHER vICTIM OF DEGRADED
MANS PERFIDY.
A Young Girl Living Near Spring.
field. NO., Ruined and Turned
Over TO q Cold World.

Another instance Of mans perfidious
betrayal Of womsn's corfding trust
was Disclosed yesterday. Her name
was Allie Harrison, the sixteen year
old daughter Of respectable and indus
trious parents running small farm
near Springfield, Mo. SIZE 10 well de.
veloped for her years, and, but for the
misfortune whici has forever cast q
somoer cloud over her life, might be
called pretty, her features being reeu.
lar and delicately defined, with rich
profusion Of short golden tresses cover.
log her head. The unfortunate little
woman called at the station house
about 4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon
and asked that che might bs sent to
some institution where the fruits OF
her blighting folly could be delivered.
She was In the last stages of preg-
nancy, and her pitiful con.
dition, coupled with mod.
est dfmeanor, excited the sym
pathy OF every one. She was given q
comfortable seat In the rear OF the
station until the hospital wsgon ar.
rived, and there she was seen and
questioned by an APPsAL reporter.
Her story was touching one, dwell
ing as II did upon the infamous be.
trayal OF her love and confidence by q
worthless neighbor near Springfield,
named John Bingham. 1t was In sub.
stance Is follows:
She and Binghsm had almost grown
up together, and from early child.
hood had been devoted friends. When
she reached the age Of fifteen he was
about eighteen, and began paying her
assiduous attention. From among all
the young men In the nsighborhood
she preferred him, though painfully
conscious that he was trlflipg and In
no position to support wife. Blind
In her love for the man she overlooked
all his shortcomings, and when he
asked her TO become his vita her cup
Of happiness seemed over flowing. The
promite secured, Bingham set about
casting his meshes about her to effect
her rum. BY means Of vehement pro.
LESSONS Of uudyiDg devotion and dec.
laTations OF an early marriage, the
misguided girl yielded to his persua.
sion, and permitted the cold bloodsd
brute to accomplish her ruin. Then
came the bitter real lzation of her aw.
ful step. Gradually her false. hearted
lover displayed his true colors
and when bis victims shape could
no longer be- concealed, abandoned
her altogether. This was about five
mopths after her future had he 4
wrecked. Unsble TO face her devoted
parents, friends and neighbors, she
silently gathered together few efiec'e
took sufficient money TO pay her rail
road passage TO Memphis and defray
incidental expenses, and suddenly lief
home. Arriving here an utter ttran
ger, she looked around for some qlie
place where she could res de and carr
her own living by needlswork. Aisel
many discoursgements, she finally &c
cured q home with q family nance
Harris, on Lucy avenue. There sh,
was well treated and charged only
nominal sum for board, the family
sympathizing with her misfortune
Yesterday, kbowipg full well tina
something must be speedily done, sh
left her adopted home and came ini,
the city for the purpose above stated
When the hospital wagon arrived
Stationhouse Keeper Saltmarsh, wit
, all the tender Bolicitude OF a father
assisted her 10 a comfortable sea
within, and she was driven away
[ During the recital OF her touc hin
story Mics Harrison held her head 4
+. shame, while crimson iints sprea
> over her face. Asked what che il
! tended doing after q recovery ha
been brought about, che replied tbs
}. her parents would not discard her an
/ she would return 10 them. Intent
q gated further as to what her cour
/, toward Bingham would be, she reptile
a that 1t was more than she could stat
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